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Dishes🌱 100% Vegetarian

Baingan/Brinjal

Corrected from fake single-ingredient recipe

Protein / Serving
0.6grams
Per 1 Standard Katori (150g)
Protein / 100g
0.4grams
Concentration
WHO EAA Score
48%
complementary profile
Limiting Amino
Methionine
Needs pairing

Smart Protein Pairing Recommendation

Pair with rice, roti, oats, or sesame seeds to top up Methionine.

💡 In Indian thali culture, cereals (rice/roti) are naturally limited in Lysine, while pulses (dals) are limited in Methionine. Eaten together, they synthesize into a 100% complete protein.

The 9 Essential Amino Acid Breakdown

Evaluated against the WHO/FAO (2007) Reference Amino Acid Pattern for Adults.

Histidine(His)
Rich
Serving Amount:9 mg
Concentration:16 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 15 mg/g100%
Isoleucine(Iso)
Moderate
Serving Amount:15 mg
Concentration:25 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 30 mg/g82%
Leucine(Leu)
Moderate
Serving Amount:27 mg
Concentration:45 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 59 mg/g77%
Lysine(Lys)
Moderate
Serving Amount:21 mg
Concentration:34 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 45 mg/g76%
Methionine(Met)
Limiting
Serving Amount:5 mg
Concentration:8 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 16 mg/g48%
Phenylalanine(Phe)
Moderate
Serving Amount:18 mg
Concentration:30 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 38 mg/g80%
Threonine(Thr)
Rich
Serving Amount:16 mg
Concentration:27 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 23 mg/g100%
Tryptophan(Trp)
Rich
Serving Amount:5 mg
Concentration:8 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 6 mg/g100%
Valine(Val)
Moderate
Serving Amount:17 mg
Concentration:29 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 39 mg/g74%

Ingredients for 1 Standard Katori (150g) (150g)

The exact raw ingredients and weights required to prepare a single serving of this dish.

IngredientRaw Weight (g)
Baingan (Proxy)60.0 g
Onion22.5 g
Tomato22.5 g
Oil12.0 g

Standard Katori Portion Conversions

Quick protein estimates based on traditional Indian household bowl sizes.

Serving SizeWeight (g)Protein Yield (g)
0.5 Katori (Small bowl)75 g0.3 g
1.0 Katori (Standard bowl)150 g0.6 g
1.5 Katori (Generous bowl)225 g0.9 g
2.0 Katori (Full plate/restaurant)300 g1.2 g

Scientific Data Sourcing & Methodology

Every figure on this page is deterministic and compiled from the Indian Food Composition Tables (IFCT 2017) published by the National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR). Unlike crowd-sourced apps, Katori AI does not rely on user estimates or foreign non-desi datasets.

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